Assessment of Knowledge about First Aid Methods, Diagnosis, and Management of Snakebite among Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Palestine

Table 8

Percentages of correct responses of nursing students to questions on attitude towards snakebite.

Attitude	Number (%)
“Snake venoms have medicinal value; for education, snakes are essential.” (T)	133 (66.5)
“People can suffer venom injection from an accidental scratch from the fang of a snake’s severed head while handling dead snakes.” (T)	128 (64)
“Snake balances the natural ecosystem and contributes to the food chain, avoiding contamination of the soil and absorbing environmental poison.” (T)	94 (47)
“Some snakes are venomous and others are nonvenomous; before teasing, snakes do not bite.” (T)	80 (40)
“The venomous snake’s head is usually oval-shaped, with regular teeth marks.” (F)	68 (34)
“Snakes have attractive patterns of appearance and movement; snakes are essential elements of biodiversity.” (T)	58 (29)
“The snake will catch the image of the victim who teases it and later take revenge.” (F)	34 (17)
“The snake should be killed as soon as possible after the victim is bitten.” (F)	31 (15.5)

These questions were adapted from previous studies [21, 23, 25, 33].